Alexander Lindeskär
Platform Engineer
Gothenburg, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Lindeskär is a Platform Engineer based in Gothenburg with a decade of hands-on experience building and securing production infrastructure across retail and cybersecurity domains. He has progressed from IT technician roles to senior systems engineering at IKEA and security consulting at Orange Cyberdefense, bringing a pragmatic blend of operations, automation, and threat-aware design. At Kognic he now focuses on platform reliability and developer experience, applying lessons from large-scale environments to streamline delivery. Comfortable bridging teams and tooling, he pairs a systems-thinking mindset with strong communication and an outgoing, collaborative style. Alexander studied Information Technology at Karlstad University and is known for translating complex compliance and security requirements into practical, auditable platform solutions. He brings a quietly ambitious curiosity—favoring measurable improvements and resilient systems over flashy one-offs.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Information Technology, Information Technology at Karlstad UniversityHigh School, IT Media, High School, IT Media at John Bauergymnasiet
English, Swedish
Github Skills (94)
dashboard10
grafana10
opentelemetry10
elasticsearch10
monitoring10
charts10
data-visualization10
mysql10
analytics10
prometheus10
telemetry10
visualization10
visualize10
collector10
logging10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
lindeskar/loki
Feb 2024 - Feb 2025
Like Prometheus, but for logs.
Contributions:16 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year
lindeskar/opentelemetry-helm-charts
Feb 2024 - Jan 2025
OpenTelemetry Helm Charts
Contributions:15 pushes, 5 branches in 11 months
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